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- 时间: 2012-6-23 23:30Ottawa boy's suicide affects gay teens
Jamie Hubley, 15, said he was the only openly gay student at his school
CBC News Posted: Oct 19, 2011
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The suicide of 15-year-old Jamie Hubley has stretched far beyond the nation's capital, affecting other gay and lesbian teenagers across Canada.
Hubley wrote on his suicide note in an online blog he was the only openly gay student in his school before taking his own life Saturday. His father, Ottawa Coun. Allan Hubley, also told CBC News Tuesday Jamie was bullied constantly throughout elementary school and high school and suffered from depression.
The teen's death has struck a chord with 17-year-old Cameron Aiken from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., who is a public speaker on homophobia.
Aiken, who is also a gay youth, will hold a moment of silence Thursday at his northern Ontario high school to remember Jamie Hubley. He also said he has experienced the homophobic taunting.
"Someone in the crowd just chose to yell out "faggot" and call me a name just for no reason," Aiken remembered in a conversation with the CBC's Ashley Burke, "And that really did hurt."
Jamie Hubley, 15, committed suicide Saturday after battling depression and being bullied over the fact he was the only openly gay teenager at his west Ottawa high school. -
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- 时间: 2012-6-23 23:32According to Gould, Greenberg, & Velting (2003)'s study, approximately one million adolescents attempt suicide per year. Every 90 minutes one adolescent commits suicide, making it the third leading cause of death among ten- to 19-year-olds (Gould et al., 2003; Kaplan & Sadock, 2003). In their research, Kaplan and Sadock (2003) state, "Universal features in suicidal adolescents are the inability to synthesize solutions to problems and the lack of coping strategies to deal with immediate stressors. Therefore, a narrow view of the options available to deal with recurrent family discord, rejection, or failure contributes to a decision to commit suicide." For gay adolescents this reasoning is far more pronounced. The process of realizing that one is gay and having to accept it is not just an immediate stressor and can actually narrow one's options further by taking away coping resources, such as friends and family. Gay adolescents who "come out" (disclose their sexuality) may experience great family discord, rejection, and even failure from the disappointment they elicit (Hart & Heimberg, 2001; D'Augelli et al., 199
. It would make sense to conclude that homosexuality is an important risk factor for adolescent suicide. However, many physicians do not pay adequate attention to this factor, and textbooks fail to adequately emphasize this point. This reflects the need to understand the increased risk of suicide among gay adolescents.
The fact, that issues involving homosexuality are seldom discussed, itself provides evidence for an increased risk of suicide among gay adolescents, and attempts to facilitate an understanding of why these individuals are at such increased risk. With this understanding, a physician would be more likely to adequately approach the issue of sexuality with an adolescent and ultimately play a more significant role in suicide prevention.
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- 时间: 2012-6-23 23:33Tennessee Teen Jacob Rogers Commits Suicide Over Anti-Gay Bullying
First Posted: 12/ 8/11 11:19 AM ET Updated: 12/ 8/11 04:21 PM ET
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- 时间: 2012-6-23 23:38
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- 时间: 2012-6-25 10:52美国学者:社会越保守 同性恋青少年自杀率越高
【多维新闻】本文网址:http://life.dwnews.com/big5/news/2011-04-21/57642260.html
【多维生活】美国儿科学会在4月18日的《儿科学》(Pediatrics)杂志网络版中刊发研究报告《社会环境与同性恋、双性恋青少年的自杀倾向》(TheSocial Environment and Suicide Attempts in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth),显示保守和缺乏支持的社会环境会明显加剧同性恋青少年的自杀风险。
述研究是由哥伦比亚大学公共卫生学院的心理学学者马克·哈赞布勒(Mark L. Hatzenbuehler)博士主持,该项研究的目的是为了客观断定男、女同性恋以及双性恋倾向青少年的自杀率是否与周遭社会环境相关。
研究人员使用了2006年至2008年在俄勒冈州进行的大规模调查的数据,调查覆盖了总共31,852名11年级的中学生和总计34个县市地区,其中有1413名(约4.4%)学生表示是同性恋或双性恋者。研究还使用了俄勒冈州的人口普查和大选登记数据。研究的部分经费来自美国国家健康研究院(NIH)以及哈佛大学的一个健康研究机构。
研究小组以几个方面的指数对某个地区的社会和政治环境进行标准的综合评价,包括某个地区的同性恋伴侣人口比例、民主党人的人口比例、学校中的同性恋学生支持团体狀况、学校为保护同性恋学生而制定的反歧视和反欺凌政策等。按照通常的理解,与共和党人相比,民主党人对同性恋者持有更为包容和支持的态度。
研究结果显示,在接受调查的最近一年里,同性恋倾向青少年试图自杀的比例(21.5%)明显高于异性恋倾向的青少年(4.2%),而在同性恋学生之中,处于保守和缺乏支持环境下的学生的自杀风险,比其它地区同性恋学生的自杀风险高出20%之多。
为准确反映社会环境对同性恋学生自杀风险的影响,研究小组同时考虑并排除了可能导致青少年自杀的各种其它因素,包括精神抑郁、酗酒、欺凌和暴力伤害等问题。研究显示,除了这些具体和个人因素之外,周遭社会环境对同性恋青少年自杀倾向有显著影响。报告结论指出,政策的制定以及相关的支持和干预对防止同性恋学生自杀具有重要作用。
研究还显示,保守和缺乏支持的社会环境不仅对同性恋倾向学生的自杀风险有显著影响,处在这些地区的异性恋学生的自杀风险也比其它地区异性恋学生的自杀风险高出9%。哈赞布勒对媒体评论说,研究结果表明,对同性恋学生有益的社会环境同时也有利于异性恋学生. -
- 时间: 2013-2-08 23:32
Bullied teen Jadin Bell committed suicide for being gay: 'You are needed by the world,' mourner says
By Richard Cockle, The Oregonian
on February 08, 2013 at 6:30 PM, updated February 08, 2013 at 7:34 PM
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LA GRANDE -- About 300 people attended a memorial service Friday for a gay La Grande teen-ager who died two weeks after hanging himself in a schoolyard here.
Fifteen-year-old Jadin Bell, known for his infectious smile and words of encouragement to others, died last Sunday at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland. He and his father, Joe Bell, had spoken to a school counselor about a bullying incident about a week before he tried taking his own life.
"I know Jadin touched every single person's life here in some way," Pastor David Eddy of the La Grande Faith Center told mourners.
Many of those attending were Bell's schoolmates at La Grande High School, where he was a sophomore and cheerleader. Students dabbed at their eyes with tissues and handkerchiefs during a video screening of his life accompanied by the song, "True Colors," played by the high school's Treble Choir.
Family friend Mardell Fischer had watched Bell grow up and remembered him "rolling with laughter on the floor ... I remember him running and laughing and crying," she said.
"This has been the hardest thing I've ever had to go through," said Devon Bennett, a close friend of Bell's, choking back tears.
"The day will come when something great happens and I can't wait to tell Jadin," she said. "I'd like to believe he's here and hasn't really abandoned me."
Family friend Bud Hill, an electrician at Eastern Oregon University, recounted a story of Bell rescuing a butterfly caught in a car's grille.
"Everytime I see a butterfly now, I see Jadin," said Hill, who was "Uncle Bud" to Bell. "Who knows where this young man could have gone in his life?"
Hill read passages from some of the 107 letters mailed to Bell at the hospital by friends and schoolmates before his death. Among them:
-- "In first grade we were being bullied by some older boys. Do you remember? You stood up to them." "Jadin, you are so special. From the moment I met you I knew that second that this kid is going to be awesome."
-- "You bring sunshine to a room. Your smile makes the gods sing."
-- "Jadin, you need to pull through this. You are needed by the world."
Scott Frank, a retired La Grande police officer, summed him up: "He is a son anybody would be proud to have."
Kevin Cahill, an English and French teacher at La Grande High, said Bell was always less interested in the ending of a book being studied by his class than in the motives of its characters. He spoke softly, but his earnestness made other students fall silent, Cahill said.
Bell's suicide attempt stunned those who knew him. He smiled so often, had so many friends, was so stylish, offbeat, social, creative and smart that his reasons remain a riddle, several said.
One other teen-ager was involved in the bullying episode, but school officials have disclosed no details. Internet harassment and other factors may have played a part, too, some friends said.
"He's gone, and all that remains is the yearning for Jadin to return," Cahill said. "But we know that's not how it works. We have lost him and we are diminished by that loss."
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- 时间: 2023-3-14 18:31
同性恋青少年自杀率3倍高于异性恋青少年
